Tarvin Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Tarvin Primary School is a primary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 March 2023. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Tarvin Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, with 24 first-choice applications for 24 offers; places ran out in 1 of the 10 earlier years with a published outcome.
- In 2024/25, 82% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 24% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 expected-standard result in reading, writing and maths was the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cheshire West and Chester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Heath Drive, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8LS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 230 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Tarvin enjoy attending school and they achieve well.”
- “They find lessons interesting and they appreciate the many visits on offer, such as to the zoo.”
- “Pupils were pleased with their recent community exhibition: Our Planet.”
To improve
- “However, leaders recognise there is more to do in communicating some of the benefits the school receives from being part of the trust to parents.”
- “However, checking that these pupils read accurately and with expression is not as systematic.”
- “This hinders how well some pupils develop their fluency in reading.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 82% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Barrow CofE Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kelsall Primary and Nursery School 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ashton Hayes Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Waverton Community Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Christleton Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Huxley CofE Primary School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published